The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-22

ropean country. In the United States, how
ever, large quantities of grain -four and wheat
are transported more than 900 miles, from Cnica'
go to Atlantic ports at 81 TO 50 per ton the whole
distance. and for 100 miles the charge Is no more
than 40 to 90 cents ton of 1000 pounds
Under the new time schedule of the c., l., st.
L. & c., which takes effect tomorrow, strain
will Sunday arrive at Indianapolis from Gin
cinnati at 1l:35 4. NJ, and will leave Indian Do
lis for Cincinnati at p NJ, and one new train is
put to daily between indianapolis and
Cincinnati to leave Indianapolis at $50 A. NJ,
and returning reach Indianapolis at To- 10 P. NJ
M. p. Deniston has been appointed to the po-
sition made vacant by tine resignation of Mr..
Doyle trainmas of the Indianapolis e. Michi-
gan City division of the Lake Erie q Yves stern.
and will enter upon the discharge of his new du-
ties Monday. Mr. Deniston has been chief
train dispatcher at Peru for the above road, and
served n that capacity for the Wabash and the
l., p. & q.
Below is given a Condensed statement of the
business done by the Indianapolis. Decatur d
Springfield road in the first half of its present
fiscal year: Gross earnings, S468 224 3d. expen-
ses. 1888. 151 40; net. $185. 073. 43; Der Of
operating expenses to gross earnings. 60 5-1O:
increase in gross earnings over the correspond
ing period of las. year, $3S, 354 SO. and in net
earnings $62 098 63.
The Bee line passenger department is placing
IN conspicuous places at the stations on the line
the revised tariff. which takes effect on Nov /.
Between many points a reduction is made. For
instance. the present rate from Indianapolis to
Lawrence is 80 cents Under the new tariff it
is but % cents To Oakland: Present rate. As
cents: new rate, 40 cents. Fortville: Present
rate, 60 cents; new rate, go cents.
Thurday 1854 transferred over the
Belt road being the largest movement ever
made In twenty-four hours over the Belt What
would be done with the through business Of In
dianapolis roads but for the Belt road to move it
over as the passenger trains. a large portion of
the day, monopoiize the Union tracks 1t is
evident that the Belt road was built none to
soon, and that the new depot enterprise was un-
dertaken none too soon. large is the increase
in travel over Indianapolis lines.
NJ. S. Crandall chief clerk in the Office of
William Prescott. superintendent of motive
power and machinery on the Vandalia, has hit
upon simple method of settling claims where
the value of equipments is in question. Rule
No. 81 of the NJ. G. q. code of rules, provides
for the settlement for all kinds of car bodies and
trucks and specifies that depreciation due to
age shall be estimated at per cent. per annum.
upon the yearly deprecated value of bodies and
trucks The calculation of the successive deduc
tions of per cent. being lengthy and comph
Gated operation, and liable to error. This method
shows the deprecated value of 81. 90 for each
month up to fourteen years and eleven months,
when depreciation reaches 60 per cent The
table is printed in clear type card of con-
venient size, about four by six inches.